A private ceremony for inductees, their families and special guests took place this afternoon, followed by a pregame ceremony honoring the inductees, that you can watch below.

At the private ceremony emceed by Bob Uecker, Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig; former player and now front office member Craig Counsell; Brewers Manager Ron Roenicke; and Brewers Owner Mark Attanasio all spoke at the event.

“Bringing baseball back to Milwaukee remains the highlight of my professional life and the achievement I am most proud of,” said Commissioner Selig in his introduction.

Next up was Craig Counsell, both an honoree and the idea man behind the Brewers Wall of Honor. “It’s for the fans. It keeps the history & tradition of Brewers Baseball alive & celebrates it….it’s the ‘I remember when,” he said as he went on to recall several great moments in Brewers history.

“I’ve looked forward to this day for a long time. From the time I bought the team, I’ve looked to celebrate the honor and tradition of the Brewers,” said Mark Attanasio.

The current Brewers team attended the ceremony where they mixed and mingled with the Brewers alumni. When Ron Roenicke took the stage, he said, “This community loves baseball, loves the Brewers. Thank you and congratulations. We honor the uniforms you wore before us.”

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There were 58 persons recognized on the Brewers Wall. Of those, 36 honorees attended the event and six honorees will be represented by family members. The complete list of players who will grace the Brewers Wall of Honor at the unveiling ceremony in June of 2014 is as follows (those present for the event are in BOLD, those who were represented by a family member at the event are in ITALICS and those not able to attend the event are in PLAIN text):

Hank Aaron

Jerry Augustine

Sal Bando

Chris Bosio

Johnny Briggs

Jeromy Burnitz

Mike Caldwell

Bill Castro

Jeff Cirillo

Jim Colborn

Cecil Cooper

Craig Counsell

Chuck Crim

Rob Deer

Cal Eldred

Mike Fetters

Rollie Fingers

Jim Gantner

Moose Haas

Bill Hall

Darryl Hamilton

Teddy Higuera

John Jaha

Geoff Jenkins

Harvey Kuenn

Sixto Lezcano

Pat Listach

Mark Loretta

Davey May

Bob McClure

Paul Molitor

Don Money

Charlie Moore

Jaime Navarro

Dave Nilsson

Ben Oglivie

Dan Plesac

Darrell Porter

Ken Sanders

George Scott

Kevin Seitzer

Allan H. “Bud” Selig

Richie Sexson

Ben Sheets

Ted Simmons

Jim Slaton

B.J. Surhoff

Don Sutton

Gorman Thomas

Bill Travers

Bob Uecker

Jose Valentin

Greg Vaughn

Fernando Vina

Pete Vuckovich

Bill Wegman

Bob Wickman

Robin Yount

The players inducted meet any of the following criteria while wearing a Brewers uniform:

– 2,000 or more plate appearances

– 1,000 or more innings pitched

– 250 appearances as a pitcher

– Winner of a major award (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, or Fireman of the Year)

– Manager of a pennant-winning team

– Individuals recognized with a statue on the Miller Park Plaza

– Members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame who have played for the Brewers

Seven active players qualify for induction into the Wall of Honor following their retirement. They are: John Axford, Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Yovani Gallardo, J.J. Hardy, Corey Hart and Rickie Weeks. Active players closing in on the thresholds include Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez.

The Wall of Honor is now on permanent display outside of Miller Park on a wall on the North side of the ballpark. Players on the Wall of Honor each have a plaque with their photo and a brief synopsis of their playing career. The plaques are designed by Matthews International, designers of the plaques for the National Baseball Hall of Fame as well as the plaques on the Milwaukee Braves Wall of Honor at Miller Park.

This Friday, we’ll formally unveil the “Brewers Wall of Honor” at Miller Park, commemorating Milwaukee Brewers players that meet a set criteria based on service to the club.

A private ceremony for inductees, their families and special guests will take place earlier in the day and the wall will be available for viewing to the general public beginning at 6:35 p.m.

Fans will not want to miss a special pregame ceremony honoring the inductees will take place on the field prior to the game.

Currently, there are 58 persons who will be recognized on the Brewers Wall during the 2014 season. Of those, 41 honorees are scheduled to attend the event and six honorees will be represented by family members. The complete list of players who will grace the Brewers Wall of Honor at the unveiling ceremony in June of 2014 is as follows (attendees subject to change, those who will be present for the event are in BOLD, those who will be represented by a family member at the event are in ITALICS and those not able to attend the event are in PLAIN text):

Hank Aaron

Jerry Augustine

Sal Bando

Chris Bosio

Johnny Briggs

Jeromy Burnitz

Mike Caldwell

Bill Castro

Jeff Cirillo

Jim Colborn

Cecil Cooper

Craig Counsell

Chuck Crim

Rob Deer

Cal Eldred

Mike Fetters

Rollie Fingers

Jim Gantner

Moose Haas

Bill Hall

Darryl Hamilton

Teddy Higuera

John Jaha

Geoff Jenkins

Harvey Kuenn

Sixto Lezcano

Pat Listach

Mark Loretta

Davey May

Bob McClure

Paul Molitor

Don Money

Charlie Moore

Jaime Navarro

Dave Nilsson

Ben Oglivie

Dan Plesac

Darrell Porter

Ken Sanders

George Scott

Kevin Seitzer

Allan H. “Bud” Selig

Richie Sexson

Ben Sheets

Ted Simmons

Jim Slaton

B.J. Surhoff

Don Sutton

Gorman Thomas

Bill Travers

Bob Uecker

Jose Valentin

Greg Vaughn

Fernando Vina

Pete Vuckovich

Bill Wegman

Bob Wickman

Robin Yount

Join us on our social media sites for #ThrowbackThursday and #FlashbackFriday this week as we honor these honorees. We had a ton of fun digging in the archive for photos and we hope you enjoy them! Participate by sharing your own photos and stories using #BrewersWOH on Instagram and Twitter.

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The players inducted meet any of the following criteria while wearing a Brewers uniform:

– 2,000 or more plate appearances

– 1,000 or more innings pitched

– 250 appearances as a pitcher

– Winner of a major award (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, or Fireman of the Year)

– Manager of a pennant-winning team

– Individuals recognized with a statue on the Miller Park Plaza

– Members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame who have played for the Brewers

Seven active players qualify for induction into the Wall of Honor following their retirement. They are: John Axford, Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Yovani Gallardo, J.J. Hardy, Corey Hart and Rickie Weeks. Active players closing in on the thresholds include Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez.

The Wall of Honor will be a permanent display outside of Miller Park on a wall on the North side of the ballpark. Players on the Wall of Honor will each have a plaque with their photo and a brief synopsis of their playing career. The plaques are designed by Matthews International, designers of the plaques for the National Baseball Hall of Fame as well as the plaques on the Milwaukee Braves Wall of Honor at Miller Park.

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